1 - 2 April 2025 | Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
SPEAKERS
BE INSPIRED BY THE IMPACT PIONEERS!
Impact Summit Europe invites global leaders, pioneers and experts of the impact investing universe to share their knowledge and inspiration.
2025 speakers will be announced soon.
KEYNOTE & CHAIR OF THE DAY
Jean-Baptiste de Franssu
Independent Board Member
Piet Klop
Head of Responsible Investments
PGGM Investments
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Bahaa Eddine Sarroukh
Impact Investments Portfolio Lead
Philips Foundation
Birgitte Frost Mathiesen
Managing Director
Invest for Impact Denmark
Chantal Hermans
COO
Phenix Capital Group
Christian Polman
Senior Consultant
EthicalFin
Carol Tarr
Head of Impact Programs & Collaborations
Phenix Capital Group
Dirk Meuleman
CEO
Phenix Capital Group
Prior to Phenix Capital, Dirk was a portfolio manager of private equity and infrastructure at Shell and MN pension fund, which is the third largest Dutch pension fund. Together with this extensive experience as an institutional investor, Dirk has sat on the advisory board of over 20 private equity funds.
Dirk is Dutch and holds degrees in International Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Public Administration from Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
Dirk is a CFA and CAIA Charter holder.
Erwin Houbrechts
Senior Portfolio Manager Sustainable Investments
PGB Pensioendiensten
1. Business performance improvement, incl. operational and financial strategies, selection and implementation of systems and BPO service providers (asset managers, fund administration, custody, etc.) and business process redesign;
2. Client, regulatory and management reporting, covering content (performance, risks, costs & sustainability) as well as overall data quality management;
3. Design, implementation and assurance of risk management & compliance frameworks (e.g. ISAE3402, AIFMD, good practice DNB for ICT, COSO ERM);
4. Design and implementation of sustainable investment strategies
While working for ING IM, I obtained an MBA from the RSM. Last but not least, I enjoy teaching at the Nyenrode Business School and exploring the challenges and added value of corporate governance with my students."
Floris Lyppens
Managing Director
ABN AMRO Corporate Investments
Karin Bouwmeester
ESG Lead Private Equity
PGGM
Maria Yakushenko
Investment Specialist Infrastructure and Private Natural Capital
APG Asset Management
Experience: APG Asset Management (current)
EQT Partners
AlpInvest Partners
Education:
Duisenberg School of Finance, MSc Risk Management
VU Amsterdam, MSc Finance
Novosibirsk State University, BSc Econometrics
Marta Jankovic
Head of Sustainability
Stafford Capital Partners
Matt Robinson
Head, Private Capital Mobilisation
British International Investment
Mike Welten
Investment Consultant
PGGM
Mohit Saini
Senior Associate, Impact Solutions
Phenix Capital Group
He has a decade of diverse experience in impact and ESG investing, PE-VC, international development, strategy consulting, and start-up operations. Previously, he held positions at BlueMark, a NY-based impact verification firm; Tufts Investment Office, a USD 3+ Bn. Endowment fund; Impact Investment Exchange, a Singapore-listed gender-lens bond manager; and MicroSave Consulting, a global financial inclusion consulting firm. Having worked alongside individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, Mohit has cultivated a global perspective.
He holds certifications in UK CFA's Impact Investing, CFA's ESG Investing and SASB's FSA Level 1. He holds a Master of International Affairs with a specialization in Impact Investing from The Fletcher School in Boston, and an MBA from India. He is a certified Yoga Teacher and a Solo Paragliding Pilot.
Ratana Tra
Senior Investment Director
Cambridge Associates AG
Temple Fennell
Principal
Keller Family Office
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IN THE COMPANY OF THOUGHT LEADERS
Anita Bhatia
Former Assistant Secretary - General & Deputy Executive Director,
UN Women
Before that, Ms. Bhatia served since 2014 as the Director for Development Partner Relations at the World Bank Group. Previously, she held the position of Director of Partnerships and Advisory Services Operations (2011–2014) and Global Head of Knowledge at the International Finance Corporation (2010-2011).
Ms. Bhatia also served as Head of IFC’s Latin America Advisory Operations. In addition to Latin America, she has worked in Africa, Europe, Central Asia, and South and East Asia. Ms. Anita Bhatia brings extensive experience in the area of strategic partnerships, resource mobilization, and management. During her time at the IFC, she developed and expanded innovative partnerships with public and private sector partners to support its strategy in key areas, including fragile and conflict-affected states, gender equality, financial inclusion, support to women-owned businesses, and other priorities critical for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ms. Bhatia holds a BA in History from Calcutta University, an MA in Political Science from Yale University, and a Juris Doctor in Law from Georgetown University.
Sir Ronald Cohen
Chair,
The Global Steering Group (GSG)
Ndileka, having more than 15 years’ experience in the medical field, leads the Thembekile Mandela Foundation, which focuses on health, education and youth development in South Africa's rural villages. She recently participated in a panel at COP28 entitled "Strategies in Climate Financing; Empowering Sustainable Development in Africa", where she called for an end to "climate apartheid".
Ndileka's philanthropic ethos also shines through her involvement with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital. Beyond her contributions to healthcare, Ndileka's leadership extends to impactful community projects, including the transformation of Clarkebury High School. She is also a council member for the Nelson Mandela Museum and a Global Fund Champion for HIV, TB, and malaria.
Through her memoir, "I am Ndileka," she shares her remarkable journey, inspiring others to embrace their own potential for change.
Matt Damon
Co-founder,
WaterEquity and Water.org
Inspired during international travel with his family throughout Mexico and Guatemala as a youth, Matt has long been devoted to environmental and social issues. Learning about the immense challenges of accessing safe water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Matt decided to create the H20 Africa Foundation. In 2009, he teamed up with Gary White to join their organizations and launch Water.org.
For his work as Co-founder of Water.org, Matt, along with fellow Water.org Co-founder Gary, was recognized as one of the TIME 100 most influential people in the world in 2011 and received the Environmental Media Award from The Environmental Media Association in 2013. In 2014, the World Economic Forum named Matt as the Crystal Award winner for his work through Water.org. Matt’s active participation in his organization’s work, including site visits to multiple countries, strategy development, advocacy, and high-level meetings with institutions like the World Bank and the World Economic Forum over the past decade, has positioned him as one of the world’s experts on water and sanitation issues.
Scilla Elworthy
Peace Builder, Three-time Nobel Prize Nominee
Eva Halvarsson
CEO,
AP2
Eduard van Gelderen
Chief Investment Officer,
PSP Investments
Prior to joining PSP Investments, Eduard was senior managing director at the office of the chief investment officer of the University of California. As a member of the executive team, his primary responsibilities included overseeing the University’s retirement plan, heading up equity and real assets activities, and handling strategic partnerships in Europe. He also served as CEO of the Dutch financial service provider APG Asset Management and as deputy CIO of ING Investment Management.
Eduard is a certified financial risk manager and a chartered financial analyst and has served on several investment advisory boards. He holds a master’s degree in quantitative finance from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a post-graduate degree in asset liability management from Maastricht University in Limburg. He is currently a PhD candidate at the International School of Management in Paris. Eduard began his career as an investment banker in London and Amsterdam.
Amit Bouri
CEO & Co-founder,
The GIIN
Pedro Antonio Guazo Alonso
Representative of the Secretary-General for Investments and Assets,
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Hazel Henderson D.Sc.Hon., FRSA, founder of Ethical Markets Media, Certified B Corporation. She is a world-renowned futurist, active environmentalist, syndicated columnist, and author of award-winning Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy (2006); Mapping the Global Transition to the Solar Age (2014), and other books in 800 libraries, in 20 languages, including “Planetary Citizenship “co-authored by Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda. Ethical Markets is the publisher of Henderson’s forthcoming textbook, “Mapping the Global Green Transition: 2009-2020“.
She is the producer of the global TV series “Transforming Finance“ and the Ethical Markets TV series. She created in 2004 the EthicMark® Awards for Communications Uplifting the Human Spirit & Society, showcasing positive messages to raise the ethical bar on global advertising and in 2009 the annual Green Transition Scoreboard®.
She launched the EthicMarkGEMS®.com, the first global standard certifying only gems NOT mined from Mother Earth, to phase out unnecessary global gem mining, now chemically- identical gems are cheaply available worldwide and also co-created Ethical Biomimicry Finance®. Henderson served as a cabinet-level science policy advisor to the US Office of Technology Assessment, the National Science Foundation, and the National Academy of Engineering.
Her over 400 articles appear in Harvard Business Review, New York Times, LeMonde Diplomatique, and journals in Japan, Britain, Venezuela, China, France, Australia. Honorary Member of the Club of Rome, Fellow of Britain’s Royal Society for Arts and of The World Academy of Art & Science, Henderson shared the 1996 Global Citizen Award with Argentinian Nobelist Pérez Esquivel. She has many honorary degrees.
Jennifer Morris
CEO,
The Nature Conservancy